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Myth: People Read Less Online

Written on June 23, 2010. Written by Erin.

Once again, the old story about people not reading on the web is getting attention. As Dean Allen wrote ten years ago, it goes like this: Users don’t read Users only scan Users haven’t got No attention span I hate to get vulgar when it’s not even Friday yet, but this is bullshit. Even in [...]

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A Tale of 3 News Apps

Written on March 4, 2010. Written by Erin.

I used to read The New York Times online. Granted, the NYT can be weirdly insular, mesmerized by the trappings of wealth, and bad at covering literature, but I like newspapers, I like plenty of the NYT‘s national and international coverage, and I live in New York. Over the last year, I’ve found myself doing [...]

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